[GreenKeys] M19 (was RPE28 Reperforator)

[Jeffrey D Angus]

On 12/15/2013 12:25 PM, Duncan Brown wrote:
> The M19 could be set to allow the receiving a of message
> on the printer while at the same time, the operator was
> punching a tape.
>
> Duncan
Not only that, but with the keyboard running the punch only,
you could type as fast as you could. Which is how I used mine
on the radio. With the keyboard tied to the drive shaft, you
could only type at 1/2 the machine speed.

I used to drive the guys in the round table nuts by typing ahead
then being able to type at about 45-50 WPM to the tape. When
it was my turn, I'd turn on the transmitter the start the tape
reader. When I saw that I was getting near the end of my "buffer"
I'd turn it over to the next guy. So my entire end of the conver-
sation as such, went out at a steady 60 wpm.

At least one of the guys was a classic hunt and peck typist. And
with the others, the speed limitation of 30 wpm wasn't an issue.

Jeff-1.0
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